You Can Stand Under my Umbrella

Here's the thing.  I'm from California and I'm now roughin' it in Washington.  Seattle, specifically.  Let me tell you something.  When it rains in California, we whip out our umbrellas and put a little pep in our step to get to our car a half second quicker.  I've never really liked the rain...although it's never been a huge problem.  Growing up, when it rained, it was deemed a TV and hot chocolate day.  Obviously.

The end of senior year in high school I got my acceptance letter to Seattle Pacific University. I was so excited I screamed YAY at the top of my lungs without knowing my dad had a realtor at our house.  Oops!  He congratulated me and said, "Better buy an umbrella!"

That's the first time it happened.

Every person I told about going to SPU always said it.  Always.  It never failed. Where are you going to school?  Seattle.  Oh, it rains there a lot, huh?!  Bring an umbrella....or five. Duh.

Then at my high school graduation party I received two umbrellas as gifts.  That's a good one, real creative (:

Do you know what, friends?  I'm in Seattle now, I own three umbrellas and yet I cannot use them.  I can't because if I do, people will know I'm not from here.  Dead giveaway. You see, people from Washington are used to all this water.  They throw on their hood, or not, and continue walking at their slow-paced stride until they disappear into the rain storm. {I exaggerate.}  

The other day I was waiting for the bus and this cute older lady was there.  It began to pour sprinkle, so I took out my umbrella because I felt brave.  She's staring at me now, so I asked her if she wanted to join me {kind of jokingly, just to lighten the mood.}  She says, "Bless your heart, you're not from here, are you?" Nope. {Is "bless your heart" the nice way of saying, "You're really embarrassing?" If so, I might start saying it to other people.}  So I guess she didn't want to come stand under my umbrella. ella. ella. a. a. {I just went there.}

So here's to me braving the rain with no help from my girly, brightly colored, Coach umbrella. Thoughts?

Oh- I'm also over at Tatertots and Jello today sharing my cork board calender tutorial!
Love,
Michaela